Growth Performance of Affluent Indian Preschool Children: A Comparison with the New WHO Growth Standard

This study was conducted to evaluate the nutritional status of 2-5 year old affluent, urban children using the new WHO 2006 standards. Across-sectional, multicentric preschool-based study was conducted on 1493 children (727 boys). Mean Z scores for height, weight, body mass index and weight for height (-0.75(1.1), -0.59(1.1), -0.19(1.22) and -0.26(1.18), respectively) were below the WHO standard median.